Distributor and means for mounting the same



L. J. WERNER.

DISTRIBUTOR AND MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE SAME. APPLICATION rlLED-1uLY`22, 191s.

1 ,411,073, Y Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

IIIIIIIIIIIII INVENTOR ATTORNEY LED JWERNER i the. .distribuer Proper? i UNITED STATES PATENT oFFl-QE..

Luo J. WERNEa, or( ARLNGTON, NEW JERSEY, AssIGNon 'ro sPmfrDonrfELEornIcArfL COMPANY; or NEWARK, NnwJERsEY.

DISTRIIBVUATOB, ANI) MEANS FOB, MOUNTIN THE SAME. f

speification oftettersrateat. Patented Mar, `287:, 1922 muestran inea July 22p, 191s. sensing. geene;

partieularly on larger sizes used vfor air-` plane work and the method of driving the ignition generator, or` `the distributor, where the.r distributor.` vis mounted separate from the generatn, must be givenav great deal of attention.

Itis the objectof my inventionk to `provide a mounting for theirotating .part or parts ofvlthe -distributor which will ywithstand vibrationfand prevent oil, dirt and other foreign matter from working through into Other. ob 'e'cts will be Veplguireiet to lone Askilled-fin thisrart after a study oftheSpeciclationend the drawings annexed thereto showing par-tof the means for mounting the distributor baseftothe engine as well as a part of the rotating finger.V

Figure-2 is a sectional View through the distributor and portion of the engine.

vFigure, 3 is enlarged sectional View on rotating partolf the distributor.`

' Referringnow tofthe details, wherein like numbers refer. to corresponding parts in the various views, 1 illustrates a part of an engine housing through which passes a shaft carrying `a gear-2. The gearf2 is in mesh within"` gear 3 fastened on to a shaft 4 herelinafter referred to as the driving shaft; The

shafttl is hollowv and slotted at the outer end for a'purpose which will be later referredto. 5 afdistributor basehaving a hub 6 which projects within the'flange 7 which is fastened tothe part 1. A distributor block 8 is adapted to be fastened to the base 5 by a suitable number of studs 9., nuts 10 and lockwashersll. BlockrS carries an annularl ring 12 connected to a binding post 13. Mounted' for rotation within the housing' formed by the base D and the block 8 is a @Hallie and thedistributing l th` line -B'through the shaft drivingy the distributing finger 145, having a brush, 1,5` atleet-ed te engage Contacts reuntedwthn the inner'surfacefof the distributor block 8.

taetv is longer. than the one preceding it. vI will refer to the short contaetsscollectively as 16, and the longen `eentacts as,A 17 The intervals 18 between the contacts- 16 and 17 are substantially equal. The distributing finger 14 carries a brushl 19 which is oontinually in contact with the annular ring 12 l as well as being in continualcontact with A s shown in Figure 1, every alternate; con" terminal 1.3isA distributed the brush 15 tothe contacts 16 and 17 as the finger 14 is;V rotated. The finger lfialso carries an'auxili'ary distributor4 contantl 2O i whicliis known Seur@ @fatalities @errent being @erected t@ the terminall whichinturn is COIlIleCted,

byV means of brush 22, to, the terminal 20. the type "of distributor. 4,shown theafr.-k rangement is,` for a' 12cylin'der degree finger- 14; isf're tate'd to theright atL one alf crank shaft speed whilethe Vangular dista11 i 2-eV betweenthe degrees.v The arrangement of the coni' tacts 16` and 17 isfsuclfthat the distance from `thejbe inningpof one ofthe short con- Vtirets-16` yto the beginning ofone of the long brush lrand contactI is A,approxiinately I n thefdnawing, Figure 1 yis-an end viewV ofiny 'distributor with one half broken yaway contacts 1,7v :is approximately 22%0? and from the last mentionned,pointv to the beginnin o f f one of theshort vcontafets 16 is371-l "viththis arrangement and the spacing of the brushes above referred to, l have -foundthat after one the engine pistons goes. over compression the trailing-contact 2O will'beV either opposite afcontact 1 6` or acontact` 17 whereby when the aiuriliary source of ignition current is put intonsecurrent `will be carried by means of the contact 2() acrossy the small intervening gap to the distributor.` block contacts 1x6 or 17 thereby -starting'the engine on compression. n

It will be understood that the `working or service brush 15 delivers currentto-the contacts 16 and 17 at intervals of 2%L and371lthebrush 15V so that Current connected tothe as aV trailing for startingV Contact,l aV specialv degrees of rotationof thedistributing finger end, as shown in Figure 2, a lockwasher 24 and snap ring 25 being used to secure the finger ,1.4 in Aplace within the holder 23.

.ln the assembly of my device a piece of packing 26 is secured in the flange 27 of the base 5 and the outer ball race 30 pushed in place. The hase 5 is then ready to receive the holder 23 on which the inner ball race 28 and ball retainer and inner spacer 29 have been mo-unted. The packing 3l, preferably of felt, is then put in place followed by the outer spacer 32. The outer ball race 33 is then put in place within the hub 6 followed by the ball retainer and the inner race B4. The washer 35 and snap ring 36 may then be put in place and also the washer 37 against which are placed a number of strips 38 which fit within a slot in the end of the holder 23, being riveted thereto by rivet 39. As will be seen from Figure 3, the strips 38 are long enough to pass through the wall 40 of the hollow shaft el. The strips 3S are preferably of thin resilient material, such as spring steel so that a flexible driving connection is afforded between the driving shaft 4 and the finger holderl 23 after the finger and base have beeny put in place as shown in Figure 2. following' the assembly of the various parts to the base 5, as hereinbefore described. held to the engine member 7 by any suitable number of bolts 41, vfour being shown in Figure l, a tie wire 42 being fastened. through a pair Vof such bolt heads to prevent their turning. The base 5 `also carries a 4vgasket or packing i3 to prevent dust and water rfrom working in around the edge of the base and distributor block which is then attached to the base in a manner previously described thus completing the assembly or inoi'lnting of the entire structure to the engine. A drain passage 4.4: is provided. shown in Figure 2, to carry away any oil.

I orother vmaterial which passes through the bearing or bearings to a point adjacent the packing ring 26.

While l have shown a preferred arrangement of parts, it will be apparent that various changes may be made and I therefore, donot wish to be limited to the exact details shown and described. except as limited by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what l claim is;-

1. In combination, an engine casing`- having a hole therein, a distributor base fastened to said casingl and having a hub projectingthrough said casing, a distributing linger support rotatably mounted within said base hub, a distributing finger carried by said finger' support, an engine driving shaft, flexible connecting means between said shaft and said finger support and a distributor block carried by said base enclosing said finger and coacting therewith The vbase 5 isv to distribute current to said engine cylinders, as described.

2. ln combination. an engine casing having a hole therein, a distributor base fastened to said casing and having a hub projee-ting through said casing. a distributing finger support rotatably mounted within said base hub, a distributing finger carried b v said finger support. an engine driving shaft having a hollow end with slots in the side wall thereof, flexible, material fastened to the end of said finger support. and loosely resting in the slots in said driving shaft, and a distributor block carried by said base enclosing said finger and coasting therewith to distribute current to said' engine cylinders.

vln combination, an engine casing having a hole therein, a. distributor base fastened to said casing and having a hub projecting through said casing, a flange on the outer surface of said base having a ring of packing material carried thereby, a distributing finger support having a cupped shape portion adapted to be engaged by said packingl and an end. projecting within said base hub, bearings within said hub cari-ving the end of said finger support.,y means for spacing' said bearings within said hub and for holdingthem securely in position, an engine driving shaft and flexible connecting means between said shaft and said finger support consisting of slots in the side wall of said shaft, a series of resilient strips fastened to the end of said finger support and having the ends thereof' resting within said slot, a distributing finger set within and fastened to the cupped end of said finger support, and a distributor block carried by said base and adapted to cooperate with saidfinger to distribute current to said engine cylinders.

4. .ln combination, an engine casing having a hole therein. a distributm' base fastened to said casingand having a hub projecting through said casing, a distributing finger support rotatably mounted within said base hub, a distributing finger carried by said finger support, an engine drivingr shaft having a hollow end with diametrically opposite slots in the side wall thereof, driving means between said driving shaft and the finger' support consistingr of a series of resilient members having the ends thereof resting in the said shaft slots but fastened centrally to the end of the finger supV ort,

an exterior flange on said distributor ase, packing material carried by said flange and within said hub coacting with the finger support to prevent oil, dirt and other foreign matter from working in en to the distributing finger, and an outlet through the distributor base adjacent the packing carried by said flange for carrying away any oil or material which may accumulate near said outlet, a ring of packing carried around the outer circumference of said distributor base, and a distributor block adapted to be held bysaid base against said packing ring for cooperation with said distributing finger for the purpose described. f y

A distributor for a multioylinder 45 degree engine having a casing, consisting of a base fastened to said engine casing, a

finger holder rotatably supported by said base, a driving shaft having slots in the end thereoi:I and flexible means loosely carried within said slots but securely fastened to the end of said distributor'inger support, a distributing linger carried by said finger support having tivo independent brushes angularly spaced at approximately 22% degrees one from the other and a distributor block adapted to be fastened to said base having contacts of unequal arcuate'lengths but equally spaced apart, whereby the trailing brush will be opposite one of said distributor contacts when the engine is at rest, as and for the purpose described.

6. AA distributor for a multicylinder 45 degree engine having ka casing, consistingy of a base fastened to said engine casing, a

lfinger holder rotatably supported by said `to the end of said distributor vbase, a driving shat having slots in the end thereof and {ieXible means loosely carried Within said slots but securel fastened nger support, a distributing linger carried by said finger support having two independent brushes angularly spaced at approximately 2231- degrees one from the other, and a distributor block adapted to be fastened to said base, said block having an annular ring to which service ignition current is adapted to be connected with means carried by said finger for electrically connecting said ring to the advance brush in said nger and a second contact 'adapted to have starting igni tion current connected thereto with means carried by said linger for conveying said startingk current to the trailing brush, contacts carried by said block adapted to cooperate vvith the brush carried by said distributing nger, said contacts being equally spa-ced apart, of different arcuate lengths whereby said trailing brush will be adjacent one` ot said contacts when the engine is at rest.'

In Witnessv whereof, I afiix m si ature. Y LEO J. l ER ER. 

